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Showcase vs Showroom - What's the difference?

showcase | showroom |

As nouns the difference between showcase and showroom

is that showcase is a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items while showroom is a room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products.

As verbs the difference between showcase and showroom

is that showcase is to display, demonstrate, show, or present while showroom is to inspect merchandise in a physical store, then purchase the identical product from an online merchant; to use a physical store as a showroom for an online merchant.

showcase

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
  • A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.
  • Synonyms

    * (case for displaying) vitrine, display case * (setting for exhibiting in favorable aspect) flagship (especially of a store)

    Verb

    (showcas)
  • To display, demonstrate, show, or present.
  • :I think the demonstration really showcases the strengths of the software.
  • * 2012 August 24, Yoram Hazony, “The God of Independent Minds”, The Wall Street Journal :
  • Today's debates over the place of religion in modern life often showcase the claim that belief in God stifles reason and science.

    showroom

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products.
  • (dated) A room or apartment where a show is exhibited.
  • Verb

    (showrooming) (en verb)
  • To inspect merchandise in a physical store, then purchase the identical product from an online merchant; to use a physical store as a showroom for an online merchant.
  • This new phone looks good, but I want to go to the mall and showroom it before buying.

    Usage notes

    Especially used in nominalized form showrooming.